Results 121-140 of 953 for long speaker:Mattie McGrath

Credit Guarantee (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Nov 2022)

Mattie McGrath: ...- deferred carbon tax two weeks ago because of the cost-of-living crisis but, no, the Government parties want to bring it in like they are going out on a fine day making a cock of hay in the field long ago. They have a nice big cock to give out to their friends, the big business people. That is what it is at. As I said the providers for the scheme are supposed to be the primary...

Long Covid Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (9 Nov 2022)

Mattie McGrath: I compliment the Regional Group for tabling the motion. Many people are suffering from long Covid and they have a diagnosis after great cost to themselves and great energy spent, even though they have very little energy to try to get a diagnosis. It seems a blanket has been put over Covid and we cannot discuss it or debate it. One narrative has had to apply all of the time. People are...

Development (Emergency Electricity Generation) Bill 2022: Second Stage (26 Oct 2022)

Mattie McGrath: ...snuff at a wake. We are spending hundreds of millions to buy aircraft engines to run emergency generators. Did you ever in all your days hear the like of it? I know people who bought generators a long time ago because they knew where the Minister was going by bringing them down a cul-de-sac. Householders and businesspeople went to a lot of expense. In fact, a person could not get a...

Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2022: Second Stage (26 Oct 2022)

Mattie McGrath: .... Now there is a grand scheme going to create so many places. So many people were delighted because they have buildings they want to upgrade and do up that may be semi-derelict and so on. They were waiting a long time for it but now they are waiting since the ploughing championships, well over a month ago. The Government is great at announcing these schemes. There is no follow-up or...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (25 Oct 2022)

Mattie McGrath: ...between Irish Water and local authorities; if his Department will carry out an audit on response times to the public representative line; if an audit will be carried out on the reasons for the long delays in obtaining updates from Irish Water; the reasons for such poor communication between the two bodies and public representatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52990/22]

Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Oct 2022)

Mattie McGrath: .... Is there any chance that the Minister will pass on the idea of exploring similar arrangements regarding the murder in 1996 of Sophie Toscan du Plantier? The matter has been going on for so long that it is embarrassing to our country. It is important that it be explored. I wanted to say that today because it is important. I thank the Chair for his latitude. We will deal with this...

Priority Questions: Health Services (20 Oct 2022)

Mattie McGrath: ...drugs, but the drug crisis in my town of Clonmel, which is a fine town, has almost gone out of control over the past 18 months. This is sad. We have no mental health supports. We do not have one long-stay bed. Crack cocaine and heroin are openly available on the main street and its curtilages and unfortunate souls are seen begging, falling over, out of their minds, being physically or...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (20 Oct 2022)

Mattie McGrath: ...that it is taking up to eight weeks to pay teachers who take up new contracts; if she is satisfied that new teachers and teachers taking up new contracts are being left without payment for such long periods during a cost-of-living crisis; the numbers of new contracts currently being processed; the number of new contracts that took more than two weeks to be processed in 2022; and if she...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (Resumed) (19 Oct 2022)

Mattie McGrath: ...into Ireland. I have before me a letter here from Paul and his partner Caroline, a wonderful couple from Cahir who adopted their son in Russia in 2014. They brought him home to Ireland after a long and arduous campaign. Their late grandad, John, who I knew well, set up a credit union account for him, as grandparents do. In 2017, after John passed away, they transferred that few bob...

National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (18 Oct 2022)

Mattie McGrath: ...Cork, Limerick and down to the Copper Coast in Waterford. It is great to see these local authorities working together - ní neart go cur le chéile - to promote tourism in the region. For far too long these regions have been left behind but it is great to see a real effort to promote the natural beauty and amenities we have in these areas. I hope that through this Bill we...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (18 Oct 2022)

Mattie McGrath: 770. To ask the Minister for Health when the National Information Management System for the CDNT’s will be in operation; the timeline; the reason this is taking so long; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51542/22]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (12 Oct 2022)

Mattie McGrath: ...SENOs for parents, will the Minister have this situation rectified? It is shocking that we do not have a SENO in south Tipperary. The last SENO did a great job. Given that Tipperary is 115 miles long, it is just not possible for the SENO in north Tipperary to provide that service. Parents are frustrated and children with such needs are not being looked after in a timely manner.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (12 Oct 2022)

Mattie McGrath: ...for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when his Department will increase the social housing income threshold for housing applicants in Tipperary County Council given that the increase is long overdue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50392/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (4 Oct 2022)

Mattie McGrath: 180. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps that he is taking to reduce the waiting time for a driving test at Clonmel test centre (details supplied); the reason for the long wait time; the number of persons who are waiting for a test at the centre; the current average wait time for a test; the number waiting for tests in all test centres; the average wait time in all...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (4 Oct 2022)

Mattie McGrath: 277. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the plans in place for the long-term housing needs of Ukrainian refugees; if there are plans for local authorities to seek rental accommodation from private landlords to use for this purpose; his plans to deal with the extreme shortage of private rented accommodation in counties such as Tipperary; and if he will make a...

Financial Resolutions 2022 - Budget Statement 2023 (27 Sep 2022)

Mattie McGrath: ...companies responsible, many of which are still operating? It is they who caused this problem. The Government is instead putting up the price of concrete for family businesses such as Corbett Concrete in my own town of Cahir. It is a long-standing family business. The price of concrete has gone out of reach for all the products that company makes. It serves the agriculture, home and...

Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Second Stage (21 Sep 2022)

Mattie McGrath: ...deal with it but we have seen horrible cases in the past. As we know, people have been under very significant pressures. Some people have lost their lives as a result of it.This legislation is a long time coming and is badly needed. Some of the companies can be quite reckless and can refuse to remove obnoxious content that is on their platforms, even though they should do so. I look...

Screening of Third Country Transactions Bill 2022: Second Stage (21 Sep 2022)

Mattie McGrath: ..., the Screening of Third Country Transactions Bill 2022 from the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, yes FDI has played a huge part in our country. I can go back to Merck Sharp & Dohme. It has longevity and is nearly there as long as myself. I remember I was a buachall óg when it came. It is a fabulous company. It is there 50 years or more, provides wonderful...

Energy Security: Motion [Private Members] (21 Sep 2022)

Mattie McGrath: .... However, he does not care, as I said. It is power at any cost for him and no power for the people; no current for the people; and no heat or warmth. We will all be coming here in our thermal vests and long johns and the people at home will freeze in their houses. The Government will give out temporary supports in the budget to everyone. Why does any Deputy need any of the...